Articles by Henry Kopel

Henry Kopel is an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Connecticut. The views here are his own, and do not reflect the views of the Justice Department

The New York Times: Clueless in Jerusalem

Papers like the New York Times, which propogate the Palestinian Authority's false narrative to Western audiences, only prolong the Palestinian people's suffering at the hands of their failed leaders
by Henry Kopel - 29 June 2012
The West should condition aid to the Palestinian Authority on cessation of terror-promotion

After two decades of policy failure, is it not about time the West tried a more demanding approach toward the Palestinian Authority?
by Henry Kopel - 6 June 2012
The economic debate is polarized because the policy paradigm is changing

The great domestic policy challenge of our time will be to navigate the divide between those who accept the paradigm of change and those who seek to deny it
by Henry Kopel - 17 May 2012
Murders in Toulouse, incitement in Geneva

On March 19th, a hate-filled Islamist murdered Jewish children in Toulouse, invoking his “Palestinian brothers and sisters,” while a craven U.N. in Geneva hosted a Hamas terrorist parroting anti-Israel libels
by Henry Kopel - 23 March 2012
Hitler or not, the Nazi comparison is real

When the Hitler analogy is lodged against Jew-hating dictatorships, publicly hanging gays and stoning women to death, commentators denounce not the regime, but the comparison
by Henry Kopel - 9 March 2012
Harvard’s shameful and biased “one state” conference joins the call to destroy Israel

In the intellectuals’ war against Israel, there is no truth in labelling. To paraphrase Orwell, War is Peace, Ignorance is Enrichment, and Genocide is Liberal Democracy
by Henry Kopel - 28 February 2012
'Containment' will not protect the world from the dangers of a nuclear Iran

'Containing' Iran cannot work. In fact, for the sake of accuracy, it is tempting to strike the word ‘containment,’ and call this the Armageddon option. How will the West contain that?
by Henry Kopel - 27 January 2012
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: lessons from an almost-forgotten tragedy

At a minimum, only crippling sanctions plus a serious threat of military force will have a chance of persuading Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions
by Henry Kopel - 16 January 2012
Gingrich was right: US aid pays for Palestinian terror promotion

With thousands of Americans having sacrificed their lives in the wars on terror, and trillions of dollars spent, Americans may well ask: why have we given almost a billion dollars to the terror-promoters of the Palestinian Authority?
by Henry Kopel - 6 January 2012
A vote for Palestinian statehood is a license for genocidal incitement.

The sobering truth is that no peace between Palestinians and Israel will be possible until the Palestinian infrastructure of hatred has been irrevocably dismantled.
by Henry Kopel - 3 November 2011